Gathered around the Word Welcome to worship, where things look and sound different from much of what you experience in your everyday life. You will use some difficult-to-pronounce words, and parts of the service will have unique names. Sometimes you’ll need the hymnal; sometimes you’ll need the bulletin. First, don’t worry. You’re new to this,
Lutheranism celebrates the physical in relation to the spiritual in several ways.
Many people consider the ELCA a representative example of Lutheran doctrine and teaching. Do its teachings bear this out?
In light of the Synod’s 175th anniversary, President Harrison discusses C.F.W. Walther’s theses to the first Iowa District Convention.
Who we are — a 175-year-old church body — is important, but it pales in comparison to the history of the church. But what we do — preaching and pointing to Jesus for 175 years — is quite significant indeed.
This year, the LCMS celebrates 175 years of God’s blessing in proclaiming, preaching and teaching the truth.
The April issue of The Lutheran Witness celebrates the 175th anniversary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, under the theme “Our Lutheran Heritage: 175 years.”
Of the original 14 congregations of the LCMS, 12 remain active. This is the story of how God has taken them through 175 years.
It’s a marvel that we can “listen in” to Martin Luther’s own sermon on Luke 2, from Christmas 1544.